The effect of changing intraocular pressure on the corneal and scleral curvatures in the fresh porcine eye

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 801-803

  Pierscionek, B K ^a   Asejczyk Widlicka, M ^a   Schachar, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA CURVATURE; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SCLERA; SWINE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; CORNEA; ELASTICITY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; SCLERA; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SWINE;

EID: 34249816789     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.110221     Document Type: Article

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